convert dvd to avi

[boonclee]

Can someone tell me
1. if there is a freeware that converts dvd file(4+GB) to an avi video file that is 700MB(or there abouts) ?
2. Packing the files into winrar so i can upload them?

Thanks

[paglamon]

AutoGK,MeGUI,SUPER,Mediacoder,VirtualdubMPEG2..... ...any of these.All are free.Why do you want to pack it as rar file? You will not gain any compression because your avi will already be highly compressed.

[boonclee]

silly question prolly,
is virtualdubMPEG2 the same as virtualdub(which i already have)??? if not...will the d/l mess up virtualdub?

[r0lZ]

VirtualDubMPEG2 is a modified version of VirtualDub (as is VirtualDubMod.) You can use several versions with the same PC if you install them in different folders.

[Chokito]

Any suggestions as to quality, speed or any other feature that puts your money (even if freeware) on one of those instead of the others?

[r0lZ]

I think (but I'm not sure) ViretualDubMod is the most complete variant. It incorporates many of the additions made by several other variants. Personally, I have always used it, and I like it.

BTW, I forgot to mention the NanDub variant (a DivX/MPEG4 encoder.)

[anonymez]

virtualdubmod is dated, and the features it was most used for (mkv, ogm, multiple audio streams) have been bettered in tools like mkvmerge & avi-mux GUI. nandub was useful for divx 3.11a sbc, however it can't compare with open source codecs like xvid and x264 now.

go with virtualdub-mpeg2; it's plain, updated virtualdub but with mpeg2 (and wmv/asf) input

Any suggestions as to quality, speed or any other feature that puts your money (even if freeware) on one of those instead of the others?

AutoGK for ease of use, MeGUI for quality/control

[boonclee]

this is somewhat confusing...
does this mean i can replace virtualdub with virtualdubMpeg2??? Does the latter does whatever the former does but more? thanks

[anonymez]

does this mean i can replace virtualdub with virtualdubMpeg2?

yes:

go with virtualdub-mpeg2; it's plain, updated virtualdub but with mpeg2 input

[r0lZ]

Thanks for the precision, anonymez. Since I use now essentially avisynth, I'm not aware of the recent changes in the VirtualDub variants.

I've just downloaded and tried virtualdub-mpeg2, but I cannot understand how to use it to correctly import a DVD-Video titleset made of several VOB files. I can get it to open only the first VOB. If I try to import the other ones, it gives me errors. What is the trick?

[anonymez]

but I cannot understand how to use it to correctly import a DVD-Video titleset made of several VOB files

i recall fcchandler saying it wasn't really designed for DVD input but more for DVB mpeg ps streams. it will work if you decrypt as a single vob or join them.

i work with a lot of DVB content, but prefer dgindex/dgdecode/avisynth input anyway

[r0lZ]

... but prefer dgindex/dgdecode/avisynth input anyway

That's what I'm trying to do right now, but I have horrible A/V desync problems (with a PAL DVD and AC3.)
What are the filters and syntax you use to get the sound synchronized?

[anonymez]

are you encoding audio as well?

[r0lZ]

Yes, of course, and that's the problem.
I want to extract some parts of the main movie to combine them in one clip.
Therefore, I must produce the audio with avisynth, to be able to extract it later.

I have tried many different methods and filters, including forcing the audio sample rate and the fps for the video, but still no luck. The audio is completely desynchronized (say more that 5 seconds by minute!)

Also, I can't get AC3Source to work with the AC3 file produced by DGIndex. It cannot open the file! (However, it's a good AC3 file, as I can open it in all applications.) Therefore, currently, I use DirectShowSource to load the audio. But loading it from the AC3 file or the original VOB produces the same result: desync!

[anonymez]

i see, something like this should do the trick:

video=mpeg2source("C:\path\to\project.d2v")
audio=nicac3source("C:\path\to\audiofile.ac3").delayaudio(-.025)
audiodub(video,audio)

part1=trim(0,100)
part2=trim(500,600)
part3=trim(900,1000)

return part1+part2+part3

in the above example, set delayaudio (in seconds) to whatever dgindex specifies in the ac3 file name after demuxing. as you can see, parts 1, to and 3 take frames 0-100, 500-600 and 900-1000 respectively. set video to fast recompress, and encode audio as you please. should give you perfect sync

you'll need nicaudio.dll in your avisynth plugins folder, get it here